Floods Associated with Environmental Factors and Leptospirosis: our Experience at Tuzla Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Background: Leptospirosis is the most common zoonotic disease in Tuzla Canton. Objective: Determine the influence of environmental and precipitation factors on the incidence of leptospirosis.

Methods: A retrospective study included 80 patients with leptospirosis.

Analysis of Clinical and Laboratory Characteristics of Patients with Leptospirosis in Five-year Period.

Introduction: Leptospirosis is an infection caused by spiral bacteria from the family Leptospiraceae, and is considered to be the most widespread zoonosis in the world.

Aim: To analyze the clinical and laboratory characteristics of patients with Leptospirosis over five years.

Methods: The study included 160 patients aged 17-79 years, who in the period 01.

Stereological Analysis of Adolescent Placentas and Anthropometric Characteristics of Newborns.

Introduction: Knowledge of the size of surfaces available for transport is important for assessing the amount of nutrients that can be transmitted to the fetus for its normal growth and development.

Aim: The aim of our study, was to determine the stereological structural parameters of the parenchymal part of placenta, ratio of birth weight and placental weight, and to determine their correlation with the body length and head circumference of the newborns of adolescent pregnant women.

Methods: The study was conducted on a total of 60 human placentas of term pregnancy, divided into two groups according to the age of pregnant women.

Development of Respiratory Allergies, Asthma and Allergic Rhinits in Children with Atopic Dermatitis.

Children with atopic dermatitis (AD) usually develop symptoms when they reach the age of 6-7 years, but the risk of developing respiratory allergies, asthma and allergic rhinitis (AR) remains high. In most children with AD, the development of asthma and AR is associated with sensitization to food allergens and/or aeroallergens, while only a small percentage missed atopic diathesis. In about 35% of children with AD, food allergy is the provoking cause, and 60% of infants who had AD in the first 3 months of life were sensitized against aeroallergens by the age of 5.

The Frequency of Multifactorial Syndromes in Geriatrics of Tuzla Canton Population.

Introduction: There are four main multifactorial syndromes in geriatrics the so-called "4N", which specifically occur at elderly patients. Listed syndromes often occur related, and they can be the cause and the result of many other syndromes at geriatric patients.

Objective: determine the difference in the assessment of the level of immobility, instability, dependence, urinary incontinence ("4N") in elderly groups.

[Acute rejection in kidney transplantation].

Introduction: Transplantation of kidneys (TK) is the best way of curing patients with terminal kidney disease. Unfortunately, right after the operation, different kinds of complications are possible and might happen to transplant. The worst and the most often complication is acute rejection (AR).